On Wednesday, December 15, the match of the last round of the group stage of the Portuguese League Cup will be played, in which Benfica will play Covilla at home. We bring to your attention the forecast for this match.
Benfica
Benfica should try not to fail in the League Cup. In the opening match, the Eagles missed the victory in the away match with Vitoria Guimaraes (3:3), although they twice led in the score during the meeting. In the championship, the team of Jorge Jesus is only in third place, losing 4 points to the two leaders. Only in the Champions League, everything is great for Lisbon - they reached the 1/8 finals, knocking out Barcelona.
"Covilla"
Covilla is a representative of Segunda, where it is fighting for survival, being currently in 16th place – in the zone of transitional matches. The team has not been able to win for more than two and a half months. In the League Cup, Covillians managed to beat Trofense (3-0) and Mafra (3-1). But in the group stage, they lost to Vitoria Guimaraes (0:2) on their own field, losing their chances of reaching the semifinals.
Statistics and figures
- Benfica has lost only 1 match out of the last seven, winning 5 times;
- In seven of the last ten matches, Benfica have missed;
- Benfica has a 13-match unbeaten streak in home matches (10 wins + 3 losses);
- Covilla has a 9-match winless streak (4 draws + 5 defeats), with the last 3 matches being lost;
- In five of the last seven matches, Covilla has not scored;
- Covilla has a 6-match winless streak in away matches (2 draws + 4 defeats), having lost three times in defeat.
Forecast
Two years ago, Covilla managed to draw with Benfica in the League Cup, but in a home match. Now this away match is not necessary for the Covillians at all – they need to bet on Segunda in order not to be relegated to the third strongest division of the country. The Lisbonians here need not just to win, but to do it big in order to get ahead of Vitoria Guimaraes in the table. The Eagles must solve this problem in a match with a crisis and unmotivated opponent.